UNITED STATES

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

(d) Appointment of New Independent Director

Chimera Investment Corporation, Inc. announced today that Brian Patrick Reilly has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class III Director.  Mr. Reilly will stand for election at the Company’s 2020 shareholder meeting for the remaining two years of the Class III Director term.  Mr. Reilly will serve on the Audit Committee, as a Financial Expert, and the Risk Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Reilly, age 59, has over 34 years of experience across multiple roles in the financial services industry. He currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Auditor of The Travelers Companies, Inc., where he oversees the global audit team evaluating financial controls, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance and system and data integrity.  He has been the Chief Auditor of The Travelers since 2002. Prior to joining The Travelers, Mr. Reilly was a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP.

In addition, Mr. Reilly currently serves as a board member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, an organization of accounting professionals, and Village for Families and Children, a non-profit organization. Mr. Reilly earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Connecticut.

Mr. Reilly will be compensated in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation policies and practices for the Board, the components of which were disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders dated April 15, 2019.

Mr. Reilly has entered into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 5, 2015.  There are no other arrangements or understandings between the appointee and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed.  There are also no family relationships between the appointee and any director or executive officer of the Company and the appointee does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Reilly to the Board of Directors of Chimera Investment Corporation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit furnished hereunder shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.